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WILTON FOSTER AND LEMUEL' D. HANFORD, OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

RACK FOR HOLDING CAPSTAN-BARS AND LIKE OBJECTS.

, SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,746, dated March 25, 1884.

Application filed November 1883. (No model.) V

To all whom it may concern: I Be it known thatwe, WILTON Fos'rER and LEMUEL D. HANFORD, citizens of the United States, residing at Erie, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Racks for Holding Gapstan-Bars and Like Objects; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention consists in providing a rack for holding capstan-bars, pump-handleaor similar objects on shipboard, with means by which the said bars, &c., will be securely locked in place and cannot be thrown out by the action of the ship in rough seas; but can, a

when desired for use, be quickly released. As now made, such racks consist only of a series of hook-shaped brackets, into which the bars are laid, and from which they can be and often are thrown by the pitchingof the ship, and they often work off of the hooks by the constant movement of the ship. In our device each bracket is provided with aclanip, which comes down upon the bar when in place, and securely holds it. We also make all the clamps movable together from one lever, so that by a single movement all the bars are free where the bars are wanted for use on the side of the gunwale or cabin, or elsewhere, as desired.

Our device is illustrated in the accompanying drawings as follows:

Figure 1 is a side view of the rack with the bars in and clamped. Fig. 2 is an end view of the rack, and shows the clamp open. Fig. 3 is a similar view to Fig. 2, but shows the clamps closed. Fig. 4 is a vertical section through one of the uprights of the frame and the brackets and clamps.

.The construction and operation are as follows: The brackets C are fixed on uprights B, which are fastened to the wall upon which the rack is to be placed. The clamps O are all fastened on plates D, which lie upon the up-, rights B, and are so adjusted thatthey can slide up and down, and when the plates are so moved the clamps act with relation to the brackets in the manner of vise-jaws. At the upper end of each upright B is a journal;box, b, and a rock-shaft, E, is journaled therein. At each end'of the rock-shaft are crank-arms e, and at some point convenient a lever, E, is attached. On the lever is a pawl, 10, which will fall into a notch on one of the boxes b, and hold the lever up, when desired. A link, (I, connects the crank-armsewith the plates D, so that when the lever E is thrown up the plates D are drawn up, and of course the clamps move away from the brackets. links (I should be of such a length that when the lever E is thrown down the joint between the link d and the crank-arm 6 will pass the center line, and so look the clamps; but this is not necessary, for the weight of the lever E will at all times prevent the clamps from openmg.

Of course, if desired, the shaft E and its appurtenances can be placed at the lower side of the rack as well as at the top; and it should be remembered that there are many ways in which the clamps can be moved, which will readily suggest themselves to a mechanic, but which we cannot here illustrate and describe, although we do not wish to be limited to pre cisely the means for moving the clamps which we here show.

What we claim as our invention is as follows: i

1. A rack for holding capstan-bars and like objects on shipboard, consisting of uprights having brackets. arranged substantially as shown, and clamps which operate toward said brackets, substantially as shown, and for the purposes set forth.

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2. A rack for holding capstan bars and like objects on shipboard, consisting of brackets arranged substantially as shown, clamps which operate toward and from said brackets, and, finally, means, substantially as shown, for moving said clamps, for the purposes mentioned.

3. A rack for holding capstan-bars and like objects on shipboard, consisting of brackets arranged substantially as shown, clamps which operate toward and from said brackets, and, finally, means, substantially as shown, for moving all said clamps simultaneously, for the purposes mentioned.

4. In a rack for holding capstan-bars and like objects on shipboard, the combination, substantially as shown, of the uprights B, brackets O, movable plates D, and clamps 0, connected with said movable plates.

5. In a rack for holding capstan-bars or likeobjects on shipboard, the combination, substantially as shown, of the uprights B, having brackets O thereon, the movable plates D, having clamps O thereon, and, finally,the lever E, shaft E, crank-arms e, and links d, for mov- 1o ing said plates and clamps simultaneously.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

WILTON FOSTER. LEMUEL D. HANFORD.

Witnesses:

JNo. K. HALLOOK, R0131. H. PORTER. 

